Oh, hi
It’s been a while and I wanted to update and document some of the things that have been going on lately. First, I’m doing that because I can—I finally switched hosting providers and my site is now running pretty quickly as it used to in the past. Not just in the front-end, what you’re looking at, but in the back-end where I have to work to change the things you see. It had been so bad that it really discouraged me from posting anything because it took so long. Now that that has been fixed, I’m excited to get back to this posting and blogging and documenting business.
I’m also able to post more frequently (not saying that I will) because I’ve moved. I now get consistent internet access at home, and I must confess that I missed it. I hate to admit that I love being connected for some reason, like it makes me less of a human and more of a robot. I’ve been able to get a lot more done though, so no harm yet.
Since moving, I had the opportunity to visit John in Finland. We stayed at Arteles, an artist residency in the small town of Haukijärvi. This was my first trip out of Rome that was unrelated to business, and every second was an absolute joy. The Finns I met there were great, the residents were talented, and the country itself was paradise for me. John and I shot video throughout most of the five-day vacation, and we put together a little something just for fun which you can see here at, Chintelligens. FYI, I’m Conductor Conductor.
I’m beginning to find my comfort zone within web design. I’ve made some trade-offs between getting things done myself, and learning to adapt existing templates to my needs. It’s hardly web design at that point, but I think that’s the moral of the story. I’m not a web designer, and I don’t particularly want to be—never have either. Something I realized in Finland was that I missed working with my hands. I’m not talking about art, but just general things like sweeping leaves, painting a room, or hauling dead branches. Activities that have a beginning, cigarette break, and end. The end is really the best part because in Finland you get naked and jump in a sauna to really sweat out the exhaustion.
On my first night back, I looked out my window right before going to sleep, and I saw a low-flying plane pass straight over my building into the clouds. That happens never, and I’m not really one for signs, but it was a nice conclusion to my little dream.